Rose what? This sounds like a perfume not an oil to treat the skin and hair with. Well, let’s get to the heart of the issue. Does rosehip really work wonders for your hair and skin? There must be some validity to this or the statement wouldn’t be made in the first place. Rosehip seems to be a very popular oil to use on hair and skin today it has all natural ingredients which never hurts anything. It seems to be cost-effective compared to some of the commercial oils that reportedly help the skin and hair. You could bring healing to your skin and hair just by looking at the above picture of the beautiful rosehip flower!

It is one of the most in demand oil treatments in today’s world to improve hair and skin health. It has many uses and it seems to be very successful in its various uses. Let’s look into ancient history and find out what some ancients discovered about rosehip oil so long ago.

Increasing your omega-3 levels by supplementing with fish oil or increasing the amount of oily fish in your diet is one of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your health.

Because omega-3 is utilised in so many essential processes in your body, low levels of this critical nutrient lead to disease conditions within your body, cognitive decline, depression and anxiety, learning disorders and even cardiovascular problems which can lead to an early death.

Societies that traditionally consume large amounts of oily fish in their diet are noted for having much lower rates of all of these conditions and remarkable rates of increased longevity.

The Inuit for example are robustly healthy even though they consume few fruits and vegetables which we consider an essential part of a healthy balanced diet. Their traditional diet which is high in protein, saturated fat and omega-3 fatty acids keeps them strong and healthy.

Emu oil is the remarkable oil that many people have never even heard of, let alone used.

It has a range of therapeutic uses and researchers are just beginning to uncover some of the oil’s secrets. Emu oil is a true all-purpose oil you can use on your skin and hair, as well as take it internally to help heal a number of painful and distressing conditions.

Vegetable chips make a tasty and uber healthy replacement for regular old potato chips. Made from dehydrated vegetable slices, these chips couldn’t be easier to make, and because there are so many veggies that you can ‘chippify’, you’ll always have plenty of delicious flavors to enjoy.

Unlike store bought chips, these veggie chips aren’t deep fried in oil, so you’re not getting that unnecessary calorie load, nor are you getting the health damaging effects that vegetable oils heated to high temperatures bring.

You can dehydrate vegetable chips in a dehydrator (electric or passive), an oven or a microwave.

Take a look through the following chip recipes and pick one to get started with!

What You’ll Need To Make Veggie Chips

An oven, a food dehydrator or a microwave (get a microwave chip holder for better results)

A mandolin or in a pinch a very sharp knife

Mediterranean Eggplant Chips

Ingredients

6 baby eggplants, thinly sliced along their length

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon oregano

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

generous amount of salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Place eggplant slices in a large bowl.

Add olive oil and spices to the bowl and gently toss with a fork until each piece of eggplant is coated in the spices.

Place the eggplants slices on the trays of your dehydrator and dehydrate on the fruits/vegetable setting (about 135 degrees) for 4-5 hours until fully dried and crisp. Check the slices after 3-4 hours as some of the thinner slices may be ready by then.

Let eggplant cool completely before storing in a container.

Spicy Pumpkin Chips

Ingredients

1 medium pumpkin

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1-2 teaspoons salt

Dash of garlic powder

Dash of black pepper

Directions

Prepare your pumpkin, by scooping out the seeds and the pulp.

Remove the skin from the pumpkin using a strong knife.

Cut the pumpkin flesh into thin slices.

Place in a bowl and toss with the oil and spices.

Place slices on dehydrator trays and set dehydrator to 130 for one hour, then turn down to 120 for 16 hours, or until they’re crunchy enough for your liking.

Microwave Sweet Potato Chips

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1 (14-ounce) sweet potato, very thinly sliced, divided

1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary, divided

1/2 teaspoon salt, divided

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided

Directions

Cut a circle of parchment paper to fit a plate

Coat parchment lightly with cooking spray

Arrange one quarter of the potato slices in a single layer on the parchment

Dandruff is a pesky problem that keeps coming back again and again, no matter what you do! This is a skin condition, and it is linked to the oil producing glands, so you want to make sure you are ingesting good, clean oils on a regular basis. There’s tons of info. about that here on our website, and there are a variety of different kinds of oils to try. Don’t buy into the diet hype that low fat means no fat; healthy fats, like Sesame Seed and Safflower Oils are good, and necessary – So, use them.

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